Search Results - "Rößler, Daniela"
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Perception of biological motion by jumping spiders
Published in PLoS biology (15-07-2021)“…The body of most creatures is composed of interconnected joints. During motion, the spatial location of these joints changes, but they must maintain their…”
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Evolution: Decoding the adaptation of multi-eyed visual systems
Published in Current biology (22-07-2024)“…Many invertebrates possess more than two pairs of eyes - but does eye redundancy aid in ecological diversification? A new study finds varied size adaptation of…”
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The sociality of sleep in animal groups
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-09-2024)“…Group-living animals sleep together, yet most research treats sleep as an individual process. Here, we argue that social interactions during the sleep period…”
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Eye-specific detection and a multi-eye integration model of biological motion perception
Published in Journal of experimental biology (15-06-2024)“…'Biological motion' refers to the distinctive kinematics observed in many living organisms, where visually perceivable points on the animal move at fixed…”
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Static visual predator recognition in jumping spiders
Published in Functional ecology (01-03-2022)“…Visually detecting, recognizing and responding appropriately to predators increases survival. Failure to detect a predator or long decision time carries high…”
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Hanging by a thread: unusual nocturnal resting behaviour in a jumping spider
Published in Frontiers in zoology (17-05-2021)“…For diurnal animals that heavily rely on vision, a nocturnal resting strategy that offers protection when vision is compromised, is crucial. We found a…”
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Sex-specific ventral dichromatism and melanization in harlequin toads (Atelopus): a common but overlooked character of unknown function
Published in Evolutionary ecology (01-10-2024)“…Hidden colors are a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom, particularly in anurans. In some cases, hidden colors are suddenly exposed during defensive…”
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Ability makes a thief: vision, learning, and swift escape help kleptoparasitic hover wasps not to fall prey to their spider hosts
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-11-2019)“…Stealing prey items from other animals entails obvious benefits for the thief. However, this so-called kleptoparasitic behavior can also involve costs…”
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More sleep for behavioral ecologists
Published in Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology (21-07-2024)“…From jellyfish to parrot fish and roundworms to homeotherms, all animals are thought to sleep. Despite its presumed universality, sleep is a poorly understood…”
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Tetrodotoxin
Published in Current biology (10-10-2016)“…In this Quick Guide, Lorentz et al. discuss the function of tetrodotoxin and its distribution in the animal kingdom…”
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Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians
Published in Systematic biology (01-11-2019)“…Theory predicts that sexually dimorphic traits under strong sexual selection, particularly those involved with intersexual signaling, can accelerate speciation…”
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The future of clay model studies
Published in BMC zoology (13-07-2018)“…Background Many intriguing questions about predator-prey interactions can be addressed by using clay models of prey animals. These are placed in the field to…”
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Sole coloration as an unusual aposematic signal in a Neotropical toad
Published in Scientific reports (04-02-2019)“…Many animals have evolved remarkable strategies to avoid predation. In diurnal, toxic harlequin toads ( Atelopus ) from the Amazon basin, we find a unique…”
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Geographic range expansion of tetrodotoxin in amphibians – First record in Atelopus hoogmoedi from the Guiana Shield
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (01-08-2018)“…For the first time, alcohol extracts of Atelopus hoogmoedi from the Guiana Shield in Suriname and Guyana were analyzed for the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX)…”
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Author Correction: Sole coloration as an unusual aposematic signal in a Neotropical toad
Published in Scientific reports (06-12-2019)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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An amplicon sequencing protocol for attacker identification from DNA traces left on artificial prey
Published in Methods in ecology and evolution (01-10-2020)“…Clay model studies are a popular tool to identify predator–prey interactions that are challenging to observe directly in the field. But despite its wide use,…”
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Why does the Matador Bug, Anisoscelis alipes (Hemiptera: Coreidae), Wave its Brightly Colored Legs?
Published in Journal of insect behavior (01-11-2022)“…Many animals exhibit elaborate traits and conspicuous behaviors. Sexual or social selection are often drivers of extreme trait elaboration and signalling, but…”
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Variation in Predator Recognition Across Three Species of Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)
Published in Animal behavior and cognition (01-02-2024)“…The ability to recognize threats and to respond in a timely and appropriate manner carries significant benefits. Depending on the recognition task, this can be…”
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Regularly occurring bouts of retinal movements suggest an REM sleep–like state in jumping spiders
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-08-2022)“…Sleep and sleep-like states are present across the animal kingdom, with recent studies convincingly demonstrating sleep-like states in arthropods, nematodes,…”
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Author declaration: have you considered equity, diversity and inclusion?
Published in Nature (London) (27-08-2020)“…Letter to the Editor…”
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